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verb

as in to inhabit
to supply with inhabitants a science-fiction novel about a mission to people Mars

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Indeed, Gabet was moved to learn from his one of his curators that the artisans who created 17th-century tapestries meticulously tweaked weaving techniques to demarcate the various fabrics worn by those peopling the vast scenes. Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 By Meaghan Garvey February 13, 2025 Image by Chris Panicker, photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage Know that all of Nature is but a magic theater, that the great Mother is the master magician, and that this whole world is peopled by her many parts. Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2025 Our ancestors peopled the most lonesome reaches of the globe, from Hawaii to Easter Island, in the span of just a few thousand years. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 But unlike Michelangelo, who was known for his muscular figures, Butcher peopled his chapel with his signature sprites. Penelope Green, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for people
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  • Improbably located right across the street from their humble abode is the upscale manse inhabited by the Falconers, a rich couple (Katherine Waterson, Chris Klein) who’ve raised only child Tiffany (Fina Strazza) to be a particularly stinging WASP.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 May 2025
  • The shop, known for its French pastries, will inhabit a 2,800-square-foot space on the ground level of a new luxury apartment complex called The Juniper at 19865 Mainstreet in Parker.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
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  • Whereas as most games in the series bounce between Mars-adjacent space stations, Earth, and various dimensions that constitute takes on heaven and hell, The Dark Ages is set in another realm, populated by humans at war with demonic forces.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • What To Know The volcano's summit features a caldera—formed by volcanic eruptions—and supports vibrant hydrothermal vent ecosystems populated by microbes, tube worms, crabs, fish, octopuses and more.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025

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